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Southern Front: Phosphorus Shells, Fires, and Hezb Retaliation

The southern front was cautiously calm on Thursday afternoon, following heavy Israeli bombardment from dawn onward. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/283981"] Late in the day, a large fire broke out in Wadi Hamoul, on the outskirts of Naqoura in the caza of Tyre, and forest fires flared up in Yaroun after the Israeli Army fired ...

BIA Road... Under an International Umbrella

Following Hezbollah's refusal to make use of the René Mouawad airport in Qlayaat and any other airport and to have the Beirut Rafic Hariri international airport operate exclusively, opposition parliamentary circles demanded that the BIA road be placed under an international umbrella after it became clear that it was unsafe and subject to ...

3 Questions for General Maroun Hitti: 'Wars Begin When You Will, but Do Not End When You Please'

Since the beginning of the confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, Israeli strikes have increasingly targeted deeper into Lebanese territory, reaching the Beirut southern suburbs and even the Bekaa Valley. Amid growing concerns about these developments and the possibility that the attacks may herald a new phase in the war, ...

The Victory Movement... Against Nasserite Popular Organization

All attempts to bring the Secretary General of the Nasserite Popular Organization, MP Oussama Saad, back into the ranks of the “axis of resistance” failed, as Saad categorically refused to run in the 2022 legislative elections on the list supported by Hezbollah and alongside a Sunni personality from Saida affiliated with the pro-Iranian group. ...

Israeli Raids Near Hama and Homs, Syria

Several blasts sounded simultaneously on Friday evening in the vicinity of the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, following several Israeli raids, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). These included airstrikes targeting fuel depots west of Homs. According to the London-based NGO, these are controlled by Hezbollah. The SOHR ...

UN Peacekeepers Caught in South Lebanon Crossfire

On the deserted border between Lebanon and Israel, Spanish United Nations peacekeepers have for more than 10 months effectively been caught in a war zone. Several Blue Helmets have been wounded in the crossfire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, which has also left dozens of Lebanese civilians dead as a result of the war between ...

Southern Lebanon: A Relatively Calm Day

Israeli airstrikes continued to target southern Lebanese villages and towns on Saturday. Hezbollah announced the death of one fighter from the town of Tulin in Southern Lebanon. In the early hours of Saturday, explosions were reported over the towns of Tamra and Iblin in Lower Galilee, northern Israel, coinciding with air raid sirens warning of ...

Two Hezbollah Combatants Killed in Israel's "Preemptive" Strike

Hezbollah announced that two of its combatants were killed in a spate of air raids in south Lebanon at dawn Sunday, which Israel described as a preemptive operation against the Iranian-backed party. Israel claimed that the attack followed intelligence information that Hezbollah was preparing to launch a large-scale missile offensive on targets ...

Secure Zone and Hezbollah Tunnels in Jbeil Area?

Hezbollah has reportedly created tunnels and established new warehouses in the disputed areas between Yammouneh and Aqoura in the Jbeil district, north of Beirut, according to informed sources. The area, which is now considered a restricted military zone, stretches over several kilometers and includes several water basins, earning it the name of ...

Israel’s Netanyahu Warns Strikes in Lebanon ‘Not the Final Word'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday's strikes in Lebanon were "not the final word" in his country's military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah."We are striking Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows... This is another step towards changing the situation in the north and safely returning our residents to ...